Asus P5K SE/EPU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive21.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus P5K SE/EPU  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20080314
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 15:14
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 70.6
1-Core 34
2-Core 68.8
39% 57.8 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 138
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 1287) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
4.61% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 3.5
Parallax 7.3
4% 5.43 fps
MRender 3.6
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 6.6
5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.61%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 256GB 256GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200828
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 88 78 88 82 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.2% Poor
Read 118
Write 105
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 82.7
22% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 4.4
32% 12.8 MB/s
DQ Read 34.5
DQ Write 65.5
DQ Mixed 9.7
19% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 166%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72
419GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 82 82 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 85
Write 75.8
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 80.8
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB-$55
115GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 54 57 56 57 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 82
Write 86
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 56.4
50% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 67%
Samsung HD753LI 750GB
65GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 69 71 75 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 51.5
Write 42.8
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 71.4
39% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 45%
JMicron Tech 500GB
6GB free, PID 0578
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 28 28 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 19.3
Write 17.5
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 26.9
27% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 48%
Dell USB Portable HDD 1TB
22GB free, PID 9013
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 39 38 38 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
23.3% Poor
Read 62.3
Write 51.5
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 38.3
61% 47 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.6% Very poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 6.2
19% 6.5 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 5
12% 4.17 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical P5K SE/EPU Builds (Compare 87 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P5K SE/EPU

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